# Citizen Merlin — I Will Repay character guide > Citizen Merlin in I Will Repay by Baroness Orczy. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Merlin, Deputy Merlin **First appearance:** 0006-ii-citizen-deputy ## Snapshot A grimy, ironical Jacobin deputy who searches Déroulède's house with obsequious courtesy and bloodthirsty patience, watching for the smallest sign of guilt. ## Who they are Merlin represents the Revolution's ugliest face: a Terrorist who can smile while he hunts, treating a search for evidence as a pleasant game of cat and mouse. He respects Déroulède's popularity enough to be careful, but his narrowed eyes miss nothing, and he would rather find proof than not. His raid turns the household's private drama into public peril and forces every hidden loyalty into the open. ## Relationships ### [Juliette de Marny](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/juliette_de_marny) _psychological_ Citizen Merlin manipulates Juliette, exploiting her desire for revenge to use her as a pawn against Paul Déroulède. ### [Paul Déroulède](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/paul_deroulede) _rivalry_ Merlin is a cunning revolutionary agent who actively plots Paul's downfall, viewing him as a political enemy. ### [Anne Mie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/anne_mie) _rivalry_ Anne Mie distrusts and opposes Merlin, sensing his malicious influence over Juliette and Paul. ### [Citizen Lenoir](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/citizen_lenoir) _professional_ Lenoir and Merlin are revolutionary colleagues, working together in the Committee of Public Safety. ### [Foucquier-Tinville](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/foucquier_tinville) _professional_ Merlin and Foucquier-Tinville work together as revolutionary agents, sharing intelligence and plotting arrests. ### [Paul Déroulède](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/paul_deroulede) _rivalry_ Merlin is a cunning revolutionary agent who actively plots Paul's downfall, viewing him as a political enemy. ### [Juliette de Marny](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/juliette_de_marny) _psychological_ Citizen Merlin manipulates Juliette, exploiting her desire for revenge to use her as a pawn against Paul Déroulède. ### [Anne Mie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/anne_mie) _rivalry_ Anne Mie distrusts and opposes Merlin, sensing his malicious influence over Juliette and Paul. ### [Citizen Lenoir](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/citizen_lenoir) _professional_ Lenoir and Merlin are revolutionary colleagues, working together in the Committee of Public Safety. ### [Juliette de Marny](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/juliette_de_marny) _psychological_ Citizen Merlin manipulates Juliette, exploiting her desire for revenge to use her as a pawn against Paul Déroulède. ### [Paul Déroulède](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/paul_deroulede) _rivalry_ Merlin is a cunning revolutionary agent who actively plots Paul's downfall, viewing him as a political enemy. ### [Foucquier-Tinville](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/foucquier_tinville) _professional_ Merlin and Foucquier-Tinville work together as revolutionary agents, sharing intelligence and plotting arrests. ## In the story ### [XII: The Sword of Damocles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xii-the-sword-of-damocles) Leads the domiciliary search, convinced Juliette is a discarded mistress who denounced Déroulède out of spite. ### [Tangled Meshes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xiii-tangled-meshes) Leads the search of Déroulède's house; his footsteps and laugh are heard from the bedroom. ### [XIV: A Happy Moment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xiv-a-happy-moment) Continues the search in the kitchen, questioning Anne Mie and Pétronelle, and begins to consider blaming Juliette for the failed investigation. ### [XV: Detected](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xv-detected) Conducts the search of the house, frustrated at finding nothing incriminating; he gives Anne Mie a paper and hints at the anonymous denunciation. ### [Under Arrest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xvi-under-arrest) Leads the search, finds no proofs against Déroulède but arrests him anyway; returns to the house after Déroulède leaves. ### [XVII: Atonement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xvii-atonement) Interrogates Juliette, finds the torn letter-case and charred papers, and orders her arrest. ### [In the Luxembourg Prison](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xviii-in-the-luxembourg-prison) Escorts Juliette to prison and arranges for her strict confinement, deeming her dangerous. ### [Complexities](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xix-complexities) Conducts the domiciliary search and arrests Juliette; accuses her of fooling the representatives. ### [XX: The Cheval Borgne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xx-the-cheval-borgne) Merlin is present and under attack for his failure to find proofs against Déroulède; he feels his life may be in danger from the mob. ### [XXI: A Jacobin Orator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxi-a-jacobin-orator) The Minister of Justice, relieved that attention is diverted from his own failures, and eager to assist in the plot against Déroulède. ### [The Close of Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxii-the-close-of-day) Orders Juliette to be labelled 'dangerous' and placed in isolation at the Luxembourg. ### [XXIII: Justice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxiii-justice) Minister of Justice, seated among the deputies observing the trial. ### [XXVI: Sentence of Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxvi-sentence-of-death) Mopping his forehead in intense fatigue after the struggle. ### [The Fructidor Riots](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/chapters/xxvii-the-fructidor-riots) Deputy Merlin; mentioned as having given instructions for the prisoners' transfer to the Temple. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters/citizen_merlin - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/i_will_repay_se/characters